Is Shazam and Black Adam the same person?

Black Adam (Teth/Theo-Adam) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Otto Binder and C. C. Beck, the character is one of the archenemies of the superhero Shazam and the nemesis of the Shazam Family.
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Who is Black Adam vs Shazam?

Shazam and Black Adam have the same powers and abilities, and they are both equally powerful since both of their powers are practically infinite. Yet, due to having thousands of years more experience and being infinitely more lethal, we believe that – objectively speaking – Black Adam is the stronger one.
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Is Black Adam stronger than Shazam?

1 Shazam Is The World's Mightiest Mortal

However, Shazam has always been stronger than Adam. Part of that is because he's the Wizard's current champion. Shazam receives a greater share of the Wizard's power, but Shazam has long proven himself to be second in strength to very few.
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Is Black Adam a God?

As originally depicted, Black Adam was a corrupted, ancient Egyptian predecessor of Captain Marvel, who fought his way to modern times to challenge the hero and his Marvel Family associates.
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How are Black Adam and Shazam related?

Black Adam first appeared in 1945 and was created by Otto Binder and the creator of all things Shazam C. C. Beck. In his first story, Adam was established as an ancient pharaoh and the first mortal to be granted the powers of Shazam.
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Is Black Adam in Shazam 2?

Even though Black Adam wasn't in Shazam!, the two characters are expected to crossover at some point in the DCEU. It has already been confirmed that this won't happen in either of their upcoming solo films, though.
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Who is more powerful than Shazam?

The Hulk is the strongest one there is. His strength is potentially infinite and he has a healing factor that means in the unlikely event that someone can hurt him, he doesn't stay hurt for long. Now, Shazam has a lot of weapons at his disposal, but he's just not ready to deal with the Hulk.
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Is Black Adam a good guy?

One of the world's foremost wielders of magic, Black Adam has been both hero and villain over a life that's spanned thousands of years. Thousands of years before Billy Batson became a magically-empowered hero, the wizard Shazam selected another champion.
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What is Black Adam's weakness?

Weaknesses. Magical Vulnerability: Only significant magic can affect him. Lightning: Lightning attacks that cause damage and can cause Black Adam to revert back to Theo Adam.
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Who can beat Black Adam?

2 Thor Would Be A Great Challenge For Black Adam, But He'd Triumph. Thor has faced down some of the most dangerous foes imaginable. He's as formidable as they come and his variety of powers matches Black Adam's rather well. Mjolnir is a devastating weapon and Thor being a god seemingly gives him an advantage.
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What is Black Adam the god of?

Black Adam's powers

The Egyptian Gods that empower Black Adam are: Shu, who grants him incredible stamina and invulnerability. Heru, who grants him unmatchable super speed. Amon, who grants him tremendous physical strength.
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Are there 7 Shazams?

Just as the Wizard did for him, Shazam grants the powers of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury to Freddy (Jack Dylan Grazer), Darla (Faithe Herman), Mary (Grace Fulton), Eugene (Ian Chen), and Pedro (Jovan Arvand).
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Who is faster Shazam or flash?

Shazam can fly at the speed of light, which makes him faster than almost any other hero, but both Barry Allen and Wally West are able to move at speeds faster than light, meaning that while they would have to push themselves, at least two Flashes are faster than Shazam.
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Who is the strongest DC hero?

Superman is one of/if not the first true superhero ever created and has survived decades of industry-wide changes. Superman is on this list of the most powerful DC superheroes because well, he's the benchmark by which all other superheroes are measured by.
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Will there be a Shazam 3?

#3. Neron returns to test Billy Batson's resolve! Now confronted with the truth about fellow Titans Academy student Dane's lineage, Billy Batson must decide whether he can trust the person who brought him to hell as they searched for the missing Rock of Eternity.
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Is Black Adam a hero or villain?

Black Adam has appeared in a number of animated series like Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Young Justice, and Justice League Action. In 2010, he was the ritual villain in the DC animated short film Superman/Shazam! The Return of Black Adam, which would be one of many face-offs between the villain and the man of steel.
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Who is the first speedster?

3 Jay Garrick: The Very First Comic Speedster Who Set The Standard. The first speedster in comics, as well as being the first Flash, Jay Garrick set the standard that all speedsters would follow.
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Is Shazam immortal?

Besides being immortal, one thing that defines Shazam has to be his ability to not age. That doesn't mean Billy himself can't age, just his Shazam form. So as Billy Batson ages normally, the body he gets from his Shazam power will remain the same age forever.
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Who wins Superman or Shazam?

Shazam would eventually have the upper hand on Superman. Although the fight would be extremely close, seeing that they have quite similar powers and abilities, Superman has a weakness that Shazam can exploit, and that's magic.
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What is Mary's power in Shazam?

Powers and abilities. As Billy's twin, Mary shared Billy's ability to transform into a superhero by speaking the name of the wizard Shazam.
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Can the Shazam family transform on their own?

comic series by confirming that it's no longer Billy who plays the hero. Whether it was explicitly agreed upon, or never needed be said aloud, all of the foster family children can now transform by calling upon "Shazam" as a group. But before fans can expect to see Shazam!
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Is Billy Batson the strongest Shazam?

After Flashpoint, Freddy was given the powers of Zeus -- easily the most powerful of the Marvel Family behind only Billy Batson.
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What is Black Adam's magic word?

For Black Adam, the magic word of Shazam stands for the Stamina of Shu, the swiftness of Heru, the strength of Amon, the wisdom of Zehuti, the power of Aton, and the courage of Mehen.
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